Caaandy Candy Candy!
November 6, 2013 Everyone raise your "fun-size" Snickers for a toast, if you please:
TO LEFTOVER HALLOWEEN CANDY!!
Omm nomm nomm.
Of course by now you've probably worked your way through all the Top Tier candy - the M&Ms, Twix, Skittles, etc - and are down to the Tootsie Rolls, Dum Dum Pops, and Smarties.
You know, THE DREGS.
Ah, but you can transform all that crappy candy into terrific treats the whole family will love! All you have to do - and follow these instructions very carefully - is dump the candy on a cake.
;)
See?
No need to unwrap it - we all know no one wants those chalky horrors touching their cake anyway. [shudder]
Or, if you want to get really ambitious, go ahead and unwrap everything and just let loose with a FULL CANDY ASSAULT:
;)
Voila! Now it's a "Large Fruit-Topped Cheesecake!"
If you're the type who likes to plan ahead, here's an economic option: save up all your dregs, mix in a few peppermints from your local take-out order, and BAM:
;)
Instant Christmas caaaake!
And hey, throw in a few more ribbons and plastic sprigs, and your guests will eventually decide NOTHING here is edible - thereby saving you ONE ENTIRE CAKE. Save it up! Use it again next year! Play your cards right, and this could be the family's new fruit cake. [CHA-CHING!]
Welp, I hope these suggestions have been helpful, guys. Just remember: plastic-wrapped candy doesn't always work on a cake:
;)
At least from Candy's perspective.
Thanks to Katelyn C., Ginny V., Missy N. & Rachel S. for knowing that you ALWAYS say "caaaandy candy candy" in Garfield's voice. ALWAYS.
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PS - I have no explanation for why cocooned Barbie was in the display case, but I do have another shot of it from Jason P.:
;)
Reader Comments (101)
how are there no comments about the large fruit topped cheesecake closely resembles the compactor scene from star wars???
it can't be dexter barbie cause her face is wrapped and she's not naked and shelob doesn't use plastic wrap. i'd say it's more of a if-i-can't-have-her-no-one-can barbie...
NanTzu: Yes! The very first thing I thought of was, "She's dead... wrapped in plastic..."
So that's how Barbie keeps so young! Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! Anyone have some cucumbers to put on her eyes? Or maybe some Smarties from the other cakes?
I may have a touch of mairzy doates and dozy doates myself.
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mel, you wrote back accepting his generous offer, right?
One take on the Barbie cake~ many years ago I made a Barbie cake for my daughter using the pan that looks like a big hoop skirt. You know the cake I mean. Usually, a half-woman piece of flotsam is used for her top half but I wanted her to have the doll to play with after the cake was gone. I bought a new Barbie and wrapped her tightly to her ample Barbie boobs in plastic wrap so cake and icing wouldn't get in all her nooks and crannies. I hollowed out the cake and shoved Barbie in there, iced her dress onto her and had a Barbie "doll" cake. I can only guess that this Barbie got the plastic treatment to protect her from greasy icing so the recipient of this, uh, thoughtfully themed cake would have a clean doll to play with after the party. At least I hope that's what they're going for. If it isn't... I have no idea.
That color changing plastic bit is a Barbie head with a ponytail. Like you see on Barbie boxes to prove it's a real (obviously dead) Barbie. I vote for it being the same cake. Perhaps you could ask the submitters if they were at the same store and if there was more than one? This is going to bother me like an itch you can't scratch.
Same cake on barbie one.
That THING in the bottom right corner is a Barbie Ring that has a silver reflective sticker. Its fashioned after the 50's barbie with the ponytail! !!
I would say barbie is saran wrapped so whomever buys it can unwrap her and place her on the cake or just give her to the kid. Makes it less messy since its out of a grocery store and not a stand alone bakery.
Or let's go more twisted and assume she's a dexter victim. ... yep I like that better! Lol
Pamtha: I believe you're correct; those are two different views of the same cake. If you look carefully, the first picture is shown from a more top down view than the second; the price sticker is just barely visible above the word 'Candy' in the caption, just foreshortened by perspective. The difference in 'color' between the plastic Barbie-head silhouette is consistent with the changed angle; it's made of a glossy plastic and you're getting more light reflected off of it in the second shot, so it appears to be a greyish-silver instead of black. Differences in color balance between the two shots also make the piping appear to be different colors, but the two cakes are too identical otherwise to be anything more than different images of the same thing. (Thank Ghu!)
Sugar shock on cake:
FRUIT-topped? I do not think that
Word means what you think.
Haha the pumpkins look like they are all laughing at us, like "Common' FRUIT TOPPED CHEESECAKE, ammirite? eh?"
Hey, I love Tootsie Rolls! Way more than Skittles!
As for the Barbie, my first thought was the song "Barbie Girl" by Aqua. It has the line "Wrapped in plastic. It's fantastic!" Second thought was Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks.
At first I thought the Barbie cake pictures are of the same cake. (It was like one of those "Find the Differences" games I used to play with my kids.) The "Barbie Sillhouette" pick is silver chrome on pink--the differences in color between the two pictures could merely be a reflection of what is outside the case. Differences in frosting color could be attributable to differences in camera quality. Differences in the angle at which BBB (Body-bag Barbie) canted could be because of the height of the photographer and/or jostling during transit. THEN I saw the price sticker. It's only on one.
So now I'm wondering if they were produced in the same store, by the same person, or is there really a very specific formula for creating this particular...thing?
After having a good laugh over it, my 17 year-old daughter, who is notably morbid, said, "I want one." And walked away. (Since she doesn't like cake, I KNOW this is strictly for the morbid factor.)
That last cake is just wrong. The plastic wrap is supposed to be in place of her dress. At least, that's what they teach in all of those save-your-marriage classes.
@SuBee, I am so with you on the candy corn, Smarties, Necco wafters and anything else made of pure sugar and/or sugar and a chalky substance. Can't do gummies though; it's a texture thing. [Shudder]
I could have sworn that long gray thing in the "Fruit Topped Cheesecake" was an insulin pen with the labeling removed. Considering the glucose level of all that "fruit," it may well be.
LOL On the barbie cake, maybe they did not know how to make the barbie cake and the customer told them, you wrap the barbie in plastic then put her in the cake (only the bottom half) they forgot to tell them the cake was suppose to bis a big ball gown lol.
perhaps the Barbie cake pays homage to Twin Peaks "she's dead, wrapped in plastic"
Definitely Shelob Victim Barbie. If it was Dexter Barbie she'd be naked and her head would be outside the wrapping so she could see all of the horrible things she had done just before she had a knife plunged into her chest. Let's hope that Sam rescues her before the Orcs carry her off.
Now I have the urge to watch Twin Peaks. Agent Cooper needs to solver this murder stat.
Questions abound, like
may I call Epcot on
"she would be naked?"
A reference to "Garfield's Halloween"? A holiday favourite of mine. Lou Rawls singing, scary pirates, Gar-Halloween-field. Thanks for the memories.
And I love tootsie rolls, candy corn & smarties.
How do you keep hair off of your Barbie Cake? Mummify her of course. Like there is ANY other way to create an edible Barbie cake.
Definitely the angle of the shot makes the reflective silver show differently.
I will be glad to give a home to all unwanted Smarties.
Perhaps the person who did the recently posted Sorting Hat cake is a movie/TV fan and this is their homage to Twin Peaks......." She's dead...... wrapped in plastic."
This post has taught me something I did not know before. American smarties are not the same as British smarties. And from the looks of these photos, (and google images) British smarties are better. (To my taste anyway :) )
The fruit topped cheesecake was my 'favourite'.
My name is Candy Apple (really) and I endorse this message. I love you Jen!
@mel-Alkadmfo Maeora Flaksdmvcosae sounds like he's on the level. Go for it. (Then send the smart ones to me!)
@Midnight Writer-If it's not true, it should be!
@SuDanimm-I salute you!
@Sharyn-Ray Charles has been unwrapping Barbie in my head all day.
Too, too many great comments today. I can't keep up!!
Greetings from Canada! In case there is some confusion about what exactly constitutes the dregs of the candy bowl, allow me to offer some clarification... The plastic-wrapped tubes of chalky little sugar pellets that you know as "Smarties" are in fact sold in Canada as "Rockets." We have our own version of "Smarties," and they're direct from England - delicious little candy-coated chocolate drops similar to M&Ms but sweeter, and absolutely freakin' ADDICTIVE. Seriously, worth crossing the border for, and nowhere near being dregs in the candy bucket. :) Just remember, though, you have to eat the red ones last!! (Check Youtube for that one.)
(p.s. My 6-year-old son would work through an entire pound of Rockets if I let him - he thinks he totally scored on Halloween because he traded away some chocolate bars for more Rockets. Just a random tidbit of information) :)
Oh, Mommy! You got me Cake Mummy Barbie! Thank yooooouuuuu!!!!!!!
You hate Smarties? Mail 'em to me! I love those things!
I do not, however, love these cakes. And who thought it was a great idea to wrap Barbie up in plastic so that she looks like Frodo did when that giant spider captured him?
Here in Canada, those "Smarties" are called Rockets and they are awesome :) They were the best part of Halloween. Our Smarties are similar to M&M's, but a little sweeter and the candy coating is a bit harder. They are good - but M&M's are my favourite.
Re the Barbie cake I am pretty sure that's a quest in GuildWars where you have to rescue people from being trapped in spider cocoons. Be warned though once you unwrap the last barbie the spider queen descends from the ceiling and will attack you. I bet when you cut into the cake a whoel bunch more spiders fall out too. That barbie doll is a grim warning of what's to come. I'd leave it well alone unless you need the xp.
@Jodee: sorry….
@Jodee, Elissa & SuBee: It was too good of an offer to pass up, so I quickly sent my credit card number before he offered it to someone else. However, I’m no fool – I definitely will not make him a Facebook friend – I just don’t know him that well…..
@SuBee: thank you
@Jodee – You are welcome. I could never make this stuff up. :-)
@SuBee – not true? I didn’t think you could post things here that are not true. Wow, that opens up some new doors. :-)
@Sunnystarfish: and let us not forget candy dots -- these were long strips of paper, maybe two feet in length, that had rows of colored candy (sugar) dots across it -- five or six, as I recall -- all down the sheet. You had to kind of suck/bite them off, and that always meant you got most of the paper they were stuck on, too, guaranteeing not only a sugar high, but also your daily requirement of fiber. For penny, they were a great value...
Lol when I saw that Barbie wrapped in plastic I too thought of Laura Palmer and Twin Peaks. Wow even David Lynch is a wreckerator now. Impressive lol.
OMG, I thought of "Twin Peaks" as well when I saw that Barbie!
Snort giggle to all of today's comments. Except of course the logical ideas of keeping Barbie clean, why would any baker mummify Barbie, scare the kids half to death, and entertain all of us just to keep her clean when it would have been easier to leave her in her dang box and strap it to the outside of the cake box. Silly logical humans. I go for the morbid explanations.
NanTzu Said: "Looks like Agent Cooper needs to investigate the death of Laura Palmer.
I'm sure the sheriff will be able to recommend a clean place, reasonably priced..."
I was all "OMG OMG OMG LAURA PALMER CAKE IF ANYONE GETS THIS BEFORE ME, I'LL FRICKIN' PLOTZ--" and BAM! you were all over that like the flavour of maple syrup colliding with ham!
BEWARE. IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE OWLCAKES ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM. IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE ME AT THIS TIME, RE-EXAMINE SOME OF THE HALLOWEEN WRECKS LAST MONTH. THE THINGS I TELL YOU WILL NOT BE WRONG.
A Friend,
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Hey, I pick Tootsie Rolls out of the mix ON PURPOSE. I will take any you don't want and you can throw in the Smarties (an M&M clone) for packing material. That is, I will pack them in, too.
Smarties are SO NOT the dregs!!
m&m s are just wanna be smarties!
That cake you like is coming back in style...
Must have a like button for comments! They are killing me!!
Amazingly, I may have found the answer to the shrink-wrapped Barbie:
http://letthebakingbeginblog.com/2012/12/barbie-doll-cake/
She describes wrapping the bottom portion of the Barbie in shrink wrap before placing it in the skirt/cake. Could this be some really lazy wreckerator's interpretation of this instruction?
The Barbie cake reminds me of the book many years ago teling women to meet their husbands at the door wearing nothing but saran wrap!
Woah, woah, woah. Tootsie rolls are NOT dregs. I'll happily take those off your hands. None to be found here in the land of Haribo, sadly. I wanted to make Reese's Pieces brownies for Halloween last year, but the English/American epicerie was selling the bags for eight euros (ten bucks) apiece!
I actually love Tootsie Rolls and Smarties (agree about Dum-Dums, though), but putting candy on a cake is just sacrilege.
Tootsie rolls are awesome, Smarties (American kind- haven't had the others) are decent and I'm laughing until tears roll down my cheeks that the biggest concern with this post is "one Barbie cake or is it two!" :D
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i'm thinking the barbie cake is somehow related to the old barbie cakes you used to see where a doll was stuck into a mound of cake and icing as her dress. only now, making it one step easier and crappier for your birthday girl, you just unwrap the barbie (who was wrapped so she didn't get all icingy) and plop her on the cake!
Hey look! A Dexter cake!